Category: Science

The mysterious force that cleared the cosmic fog at the dawn of the universe may not be what we thought, a new study suggests. The

Archaeologists have discovered a ghostly human-shaped artifact at a fifth-century burial mound in Japan. The clay figurine’s appearance suggests it represents a female shaman who

The iconic nature documentary “Blue Planet” is set to return with a splash this weekend as Sir David Attenborough narrates the third installment of the

Most deception in nature happens without much awareness from the creature involved. From a moth that has evolved to look like a hornet to orchid

Most trickery in nature happens without a shred of awareness behind it. An orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) doesn’t know it looks like a flower, and

You may have heard that sharks are older than trees. And yes, sharks are truly ancient, with an evolutionary lineage dating back hundreds of millions

Nearly 30% of U.S. adults have lied to doctors in an effort to obtain antibiotics, either by exaggerating their actual symptoms or by fabricating symptoms

On the last day of an ecology field trip to Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a biology undergraduate student discovered more than she expected. While searching for

The Vera Rubin Observatory is shedding new light on the faraway regions by Neptune and beyond, including possible solar system building blocks.

Using a proof-of-concept test to analyze fragments of RNA in urine, researchers can detect cases of bladder cancer.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared view reveals intricate structures within the Cat’s Head Nebula, traced by the emission from warm dust and carbon-based molecules

You might imagine space to be empty. But the seeming void contains a barely perceptible fog of hydrogen and other neutral atoms. In 2020, NASA’s

Lucid dreaming — in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming and can sometimes influence the dream’s trajectory — is a skill that

When the sun inevitably dies, not even the outer solar system will be safe from the resulting chaos, new research hints.Scientists have long thought the